The fourth season presents a new drama as Elliot and Darlene are together, and Dom may have a different feeling. During the Christmas season, Elliott and Mr. Robot decided to come back, and perhaps Darlene faces a real problem. At that time, Tyrell may be bored, and Dom still has a feeling about paranoia.
Returning now, after some uneven stretches in Seasons 2 and 3, the show feels as vibrant as ever, with the fifth of the episodes exhibiting the kind of deft, meticulously constructed cloak-and-dagger machinations that would work as a theatrical thriller.
Elliot and his alter ego never really kicked off another TV revolution. But for those who've stuck with the series this long, it still offers more conventional pleasures.
It cuts its way to success, finding a leaner and more propulsive drama underneath indulgences. Told with typical confidence and flair but with a new note of humility too, the season, at least in its early stages, represents a high note.
